To the model: In the preparation of the standard type program of the German Federal Railroad had already been thought about a track diesel locomotive with an output of 1500-1600 hp. The machine and drive system of the resulting V160 is closely based on the locomotives of the V100. The locomotives of the class 216 were in use in almost all Federal Railways directorates. They were used in both the travel and freight train service, where they worked well. The 216 118-0 was located in the early 1970s in the BD Münster in the railway depot Oldenburg and was used from there mainly in passenger train service. Technical data of the prototype: -1. Year of construction: 1964 - Total length: 16 m - Speed: 120 km / h - service mass: 75.5 t - PS: 1900 - kW: 1398